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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hurdland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hurdland and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Hurdland:
- 40.148881, -92.303435
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hurdland
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Hurdland is near Adair County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hurdland
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hurdland ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clay ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Edina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goodland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Hazelville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazelville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelville
- Hedge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Locust Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Novelty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paultown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paultown is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown
- Paultown has also been known as:
- Paulville
- Sue City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
How Far From Hurdland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Hurdland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hurdland and extending to:
- Edina, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the East.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Hurdland to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 816 miles [1,313.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,437 miles [10,359.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurdland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hurdland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hurdland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1489, Longitude: -92.3034 In this case, the coordinates for Hurdland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.534 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.642 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.319 degrees. |
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